Metallic crate or case for bottles, jars, and the like.



No. 873,085. v PATENTED DEC. 10, 1907. J. REPETTO.

METALLIC CRATE OR CASE FOR BOTTLES, JARS AND THE LIKE. APPLICATION FILEDAUG. 1, 1905.

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No. 873,085. PATENTED DEC. 10, 1907.

J. REPETTO. I METALLIC CRATE 0R CASE FOR BOTTLES, JARS, AND THE LIKE.

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PATENTED DEC. 10, 1907.

J. REPETTO. METALLIC CRATE 0R CASE FOR BOTTLES, JARS, AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 1. 1905.

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JOHNBEPETTO, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

'mirALmc cams on CASE roa BOTTLES, mas, AND THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 10, 1907.

Application filed August 1. 1905. Serie1No.272.166.

transporting the same, and t e object of the present invention is theproduction of a crate, or case, which is light in weight, strong anddurable, and sanitary, the construction being such that the crate cannotcollect dirt and impurities, and such that every part is readilyaccessible for the purpose of washing or cleansing the same. Moreover, Ihave provided a construction, whereby the crate can be easily andcertainly identified, and

one in which the identification marks cannot readily be removed ordestroyed. I attain these objects by making my crate, or. case, entirelyof metal and open on all sides and bottom, producing as it were, askeleton crate, the various parts of which are braced,

bolted and riveted together in a way to combine rigidity with hghtness.Moreover, I secure in a ermanent manner to both the sides and on s, andin a manner to strengthen the crate, plates of sheet metal in certain ofwhich the handles for lifting the crate are v formed, and upon others ofwhich suitable addition to Fig: 1', one method of placing identificationmarks may be displa ed.

Broadl my invention consists in a skeleton meta 'c crate, the parts ofwhich are assembled and secured together with a view to lightness,durability, cleanliness and certainty of identification.

For a full clear, and exact descri tion of m invention, reference may beha to the fo lowing specification, and to the accompanying drawings, inwhich Figure 1 is a erspective view of my crate, the sheet meta on oneside being broken away to permit adisclosure of the inner constructioriof the crate; Fig. 2, is a sectional view on the line 2. 2 of ig. 3,showingin marks of identification uplon said crate; Fig. 3, is asectional view out o line 33 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4, is a showing of the wayinwhich the cross stays are secured to each other and tothe sides andends of the crate Fig. 5 is asectional view taken on the line 55, Fig.1; Fig. 6, 1s a sectional view, on the line 6-6,:

rod or bar 14, is secured by rivets 16.

shape, and fitted between the ends of the u rights 10 and on the frontside of the said piece of sheet metal .-is, a rod 14, curved, or

rounded, asat 14 .on its face. Bolts or rivets 15, secure the channeliron and sheet metal to the upper ends of the uprights 10,

while the rivets 16 secure the channel iron 12 sheet metal 13, and bar14 together to form the top of the end piece of the crate. Also securedbetween theupri hts 10 by bolts or rivets 19, 20, are two, are. el flatrods 17, 18, as plainlyshown in igs. 1 and 5. To the upper rod or bar17, the lower end of the triangular sheet metal piece 13 is secured by arivet 21. Within the said triangular piece is an opening 22, adapted toform a handle, by having secured to the ed es thereof and on either sideof said trangu or sheet, edges 23, formed somewhat after the manner ofas lit ring havingv its outer sides rounded.

e two halves of said ring are secured around the opening 22 in saidplate by rivets .24 and form an edge to said opening to perirons 25,mitered'at their ends, and abutting I the channel irons 12 of the endsof the crate;

, and nearthe bottom by two'flat bars or rods 26 and 27, similar to therods 17 and 18.

1 Between. the channel iron 25 and the ends '10, is secured a strip ofsheet metal 28 to the outside and top of. which, and between the ends ofthe uprights 10, thebead 29, with a rounding or curved face 29 similar.to ltlfie e channel iron 25 and the 'metal strip 28 are fastened to the,ends 10' of the end pieces by rivets 'or bolts 30, while the bars 26,27 are secured to the 'u rights 10 by rivets 31, 32 as clearly indicatein Fig. 5.

Extendin between the rods 2626 and 1717, an also between; the rods 27,27,

and 18, 18 are cross stays 33, the construction of which islshownindetailin Fig. 4. Each stay is notched at suitable intervals correspondinapproximately to the diameters of the bott es to be crated, as shown at34, said notches extending half way of the width thereof, and each endof each cross stay is provided with an integral stud or rivet 35 adaptedto be passed through apertures in the rods 17, 18, 26 or 27 and to beheaded over or riveted to said rods as clearly indicated in Fig. 3. Thusit will be seen that the cross stays 33 form a series of pockets inwhich the bottles or jars are preserved in an upright position and beingpermanently made fast to the side and ends add great strength andrigidity to the whole crate. Extending between the bases 11 on the endpieces, and located midway of the ockets or cells formed by theintersection o the rods or cross stays 33, are bottom bars 36 riveted tethe base angle iron 11 by rivets 37, and adapted to form a sup' ort forthe bottles or jar's when thecrate is 'fted.

The strips -28 are adapted to receive identification marks, either ofthe ownership of the crate, or the character of goods handled in thecrate, which marks may be made thereon either by enameling the same, onthe outer sides of said narrow strip or by perforating or punching thecharacters through the sheet metal, as shown-in Fig. 2.

By means of the above features of construction, and arrangement, I haveproduced a light strong crate in which there is very little surface tocatch or retain dirt or dust, andjmoreover, one in which every part canbe cleaned andwashed with utmost facility I have also produced a vesselsuitable for packing and storing, made up of sheet metal and structuralbars, the upper portion of which is not only inclosed'but alsostrengthened by the utilization of sheet metal, the upper edges of whichmaterial are bound between the structural bars in such a manner as tocause the upper edge of the crate to possess great strength anddurability, and to stiffen the structure in general. The lower portionof the crate isskeleton, and by virtue of being made up of structuralbars in the manner hereinbefore described possesses lightness,

durability and simplicity of construction. By the embodying of a stripof sheet metal in the construction of the crate,andat the same timehaving the said stri in such a position that it may be adapte to receivemarks of identification is another entirely new feature in framestructures, which enables skeleton crates to be identified without anyadditional signs or other marks being attached thereto.

In Figs. 7 and 8, Ihave illustrated a modification in which I have addedto the construction above described, additional angle irons 38, runninglengthwise of the crate secured by suitable bolts or rivets 39 to thecorners formed by the uprights 10 and base piece 11. This angle iron38-, besides imparting additional stiffness to the crate, preventsbottles frombeing lifted from the bottom rods 36 whenthe crates are seton an uneven surface, projections on which would extend above the planeof the bottom of the bottles. It enables one to set the crate in almostany place without disturbing the positions of the bottles or forcingthem upward from their seats.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire toprotect'b'y Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. A metallic crate comprising end angle irons bent. to form a U-shapedframe, having its free ends connected by channel irons, a

sheet metal plate substantially triangular in shape and bound at itscorner ortions and along one side of its base to we portions of thecrate bars, the said plate having an opening therein to act as a handle.

2.v ,In an all metallic crate for bottles etc. the combination'of endangle irons bent to form two parallel u rights and a base piece, channelbars secure to the tops of said uprights, sheet metal plates securedbetween said channelirons and the tops of the said uprights, thesheetmetal lates at theends being provided with hand es, parallel rodsconnectlng the lower ends of said uprights and cross stays formingpockets or cells secured to said parallel rods.

3. In an all metallic crate for bottles, etc., the combination of endangle irons bent to form two parallel uprights and a base piece,

parallel rods connecting the lowerend of said uprights, channel ironssecured to the tops of said uprights, sheet metal plates secured betweenthe said channel ironsand the tops of said uprights, the plates at theends of said crate being triangular in shape, and secured to one of saidparallel rods and provided with handles, cross stays forming pockets orcells secured to the said parallel rods and bottom bars for supportingthe bottles.

4. In a skeleton case forbottles, the combination' of end piecescomposed of integral an le irons bent to form a base piece and up-- rigts extendin at right angles to said base piece, a channe iron connectlngthe'to'p of said arms of each end piece, sheet metal platessubstantially triangularin shape secured between said channel irons andthe ends of said uprights and a rod or bar curved on its outer face alsoextending between the ends of the said uprights and located on theoutside of said triangular sheet, and parallel cross bars, rovided withholes, near the bottom of sai integral angle irons, to the top one ofwhich one corner of each triangular pieces, stri s of sheet metalsecured between the tops 0 said end pieces and said channel irons,curved faced rods or bars secured to the outside of said sheet metal,and parallel bars provided with rivet holes securing the bottoms of saidend pieces together; cross stays arranged at right angles to each other,

at suitable intervals apart, notched to secure the same to each otherand provided with integral lugs or extensions to pass through the holesin said parallel bars and to e headed over or riveted to said bars; .andbottom rods extending between said end pieces 6. In an all metalliccrate, comprising end angle irons bent to form a U-shaped frame, a barconnecting the free ends of said, frame and a plate having an edgeportion also con necting the free ends of the said frame and securedbetween said bar andsaid frame, the frame, plate and bar all beingfastened together.

7. An all metallic crate comprising end angle irons bent to form aU-shaped frame, a bar connecting the free ends of said frame, a platehaving an edge portion also connecting the free ends of said frame infront of said bar, the frame, plate and bar being fastened together, andanother bar having its ends secured to said U-shaped frame in parallelrelation to the first mentioned bar and secured to a portion of saidplate.

. 8. In an all metallic crate comprising end angle irons bent to form aU-shaped frame, channel bars connecting the free ends of said frame, aplate substantially triangular in shape havmg an ed e portion alsoconnecting the free ends of said frame in front of said bar, the frame,plate and bar being fastened together, and another bar having its endssecured to said U-shaped frame in parallel relation to the firstmentioned bar and secured to the apex of said triangular plate.

9. An all metallic crate comprising end angle irons bent to form aU-shaped frame, a bar connecting the free ends of said frame, a platehaving an opening therein and having an edge portion secured to thefront of said ban, and another bar havin its ends secured to saidU-shaped frame in parallel relation to the first mentioned bar andsecured to a portion of said plate.

10; An all metallic crate comprising end angle irons bent to. form aU-shaped frame,

I the said a bar connecting the free ends of saidframe, a plate havingan opening therein and-having an edge portion secured to the front of Isaid bar, another bar having its ends secured .to said U-shaped frame inparallel relation to-the first mentioned bar and secured to a portion ofsaid plate, and a bead located between the extremities of said frame,the said bead, plate and first mentioned bar being fastened together.

11. A metallic crate comprising end angle irons bent to form a' U-shapedframe, the

free ends of each frame being connected by end bars and side bars, sideplatesand end. plates fastened respectively to the web por-' tionsof'said free ends between the same and the respective end and side bars,the said plates having one or more free edges.

12. A metallic crate having its end frames formed of angle. bars, asheet metal plate substantially triangular in shape, bound at its cornerportions and along one side of its base to separate parts of the framebars, the

said plate having an opening therein and a split ring binding the edgeof said opening.

tion, the saidplate having itsbottom edge free and itstop and side edgessecured to the top and side Webs of said angle bars.

14; A metallic crate'comprisingend angle bars bent to form a U-shapedframe, sheet metal plates connec'tin the end Webs and side webs of thefree-enc ls of said angle bars, the said plateshaving one or more freeedges, and channel bars also connecting the end and side webs ofthe freeends of said angle bars, ebs, plates and channel bars being fastenedogether with each of the-plates between the said frame and one of thesaid channel bars. V

15. A metallic crate comprising end angle bars bent to form a U-shapedframe, sheet metallates connectin the end webs and side We s of the freeen s of said angle bars, channel bars also connecting the'end and sidewebs of the free ends of said angle bars, the said webs, plates andchannel bars being fastened to ether, and beads located between the webs0 said angle bars and secured to the said plates and channel bars.

16. In an all metallic skeleton crate, the combination with a pair ofendframes and side bars connecting together said end frames, of anindentification strip'secured between said end frames and said side barsand extending the length of said crate and a bead extending between saidend frames and binding the top edge of said protective strip tosaid sidebars.

17. In anall metallic skeleton crate, the combination -with a pair ofend frames, the top bars connecting the up er ends of said end frames,pairs of bars a jacent and par 13. In a metallic crate having its sideallel to the bottom of said crate extending across said end frame andconnecting said end frames together and intermeshing cross stays,forming pockets, having their ends secured to said paralleled bars. I

18. A metallic crate, com rising a skeleton frame having its verticalottom and top edges formed out of structural bars, sides and bottomslats secured to the Webs of said bars, and sheet metal plates fastenedto the webs and slats around the upper portion of the crate.

19. A metallic crate, comprising a skeleton frame having its verticaland lower edges formed of angle bars and its top edges formed of channelbars, sides and bottom slats secured to the Webs of the angle bars, andsheet metal plates fastenedto the Webs and slats'around theupper-portion 0f the sides.

20. A metallic casing having its edges emcee made up of structural bars,and the lower portions of its sides, ends and bottom made up of slatscrossing each other, and fastened at their extremities to the Webs ofsaid bars. 21. A metallic casing having its edges made up of structuralbars, and the' lower portions of its sides, ends and bottom made up ofslats crossing each other, and fastened at their extremities to the Websof said bars, the upper portions of said sides and ends being formed ofsheet metal plates, havin their upper edges secured to the top edgeo thecrate and their lower edges secured to the to slats.

ln Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 12th day of July,A. D., 1905.

JOHN REPETTO. Witnesses:

ALsToN B. MOULTON, ALEXANDER PARK

